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(first post).
Hello, I am trying to integrate buddyPress into my existing wordPress theme. For the wordPress theme I have written many custom functions to get wordPress to do what I need it to. A lot of the functions that I had written are for displaying an

of avatars for different situations.

I understand that bP does not store avatar info in the database, so my first instinct to write a mySql query is out the window. So how do I get avatars into a

?

The three situations that I require a list of avatars are:

1. A list of avatars from the 10 authors that posted the most recent wordpress posts
2. A list of avatars on a post page who have commented on the post.
3. A list of avatars who have “liked” a comment

Are there functions already written for this, or will I have to write my own? If I have to write my own, any pointers?

thanks